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| Bank of Ireland UK Mortgage-Rate Rise Concerns Tyrie Businessweek In Wheatley's response, he said the mortgages covered by the change pre-date the FSA's 2004 regulation of the so-called tracker mortgages, and that he didn't believe the terms of the loans that track a government base rate were unfair. The agency met ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bank of America gets most complaints about mortgages, new database shows MarketWatch Bank of America is the most-complained-about company when it comes to mortgages, garnering more than 15,000 complaints on issues such as loan modifications and servicing since late 2011, according to information released this week from a federal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Salmon: How Helium Is Like Mortgages TheStreet.com NEW YORK (Reuters Blogs) -- John Kemp might just have delivered the perfect John Kemp column yesterday: 1,700 words on an obscure commodity you probably didn't even realize was a commodity. In this case, it's a noble gas: The Federal Helium ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Energy savers due a break on mortgage rates Hartford Courant Using a massive sample of 71,000 home loans from across the country that were originated between 2002 and 2012, researchers found that mortgages on homes with Energy Star certifications were on average 32 percent less likely to default compared with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Reverse Mortgages: Good or Bad? Part Five Pagosa Daily Post This is the bottom line in a reverse mortgage. And what you can get is determined by how much your house is worth and how old you are. It is a game of percentages, so that the older you are, the more you can get. It also depends on which of the three ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Missouri Congressman Clay Cosponsor of Consumer Mortgage Choice Act to ... LoanSafe (Source: Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay) – Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Domestic & International Monetary Policy and Technology is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Aussies are $160bn ahead on mortgages The Australian "House prices were going up and people were using the equity to invest or spend, but it would suggest they are not doing that now, they are very happily paying down their mortgages as quickly as possible.'' Digital Pass $1 for first 28 Days. The RBA ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Younger buyers in Myrtle Beach area not hot for 15-year mortgage MyrtleBeachOnline.com Karen O'Donovan, loan officer for the Myrtle Beach office of Atlanta-based Silverton Mortgage Specialists, and Marvin Heyd, broker in charge for Prudential Myrtle Beach Real Estate, say the young buyers in this market are still choosing 30-year mortgages. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Handling Today's Diverging Bank Rates TheStreet.com Long-short spreads have widened for mortgages, while shrinking for deposit rates. Over that same period, the spread between 30-year and 15-year mortgages widened by 14 basis points. Meanwhile, the spread between five-year CD rates and savings ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Taxes 'driving up mortgages by 40pc' ABC Online Taxes, levies and charges make up nearly 40 per cent of the cost of new homes in Adelaide, the Housing Industry Association says. The finding was contained in a report commissioned by the association on housing affordability in Australia's capital cities. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| London house price rise fuels overall annual increase MyFinances.co.uk Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist, said: "In recent months buyer demand has been supported by healthy rates of employment growth, as well as the Funding for Lending Scheme, which has helped to reduce mortgage costs and increase credit ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Homeowners ponder remortgage deals Irvine Herald The bank said many homeowners are unaware that standard variable interest rates for mortgages, on average, have been higher than fixed interest rates for more than a year, meaning some borrowers could now benefit from remortgaging. Laurence Mann ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Florida records 14962 mortgage modifications Orlando Business Journal There were 14,962 mortgages modified in Florida during the fourth quarter of 2012, 25.5 percent more than the 11,922 modified during the same period a year ago, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency reported. About 68 percent of those in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Coalition tells troika housing market at bottom Irish Independent Banks will also be held to "ambitious targets" to tackle the mortgage crisis in a way that will ensure "durable reductions in arrears", according to draft Government notes following the latest troika review. It says the banks must publish figures for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Mortgage activity up in Connecticut TheDay.com (blog) "In Connecticut, all mortgage activity rose more than 26 percent in 2012," according to The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record. Last year's mortgage numbers of 141,759 in Connecticut compared with 111,850 in the previous year. It was the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In brief: Mortgage rates inch up, but still near record lows The Spokesman Review WASHINGTON – Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages edged up this week but remained near historic lows. Low rates have helped drive the housing market's steady recovery. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate for the 30-year ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mortgage rates increase slightly South Bend Tribune The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 3.57 percent from 3.54 percent last week. That's near the 3.31 percent reached in November, which was the lowest on records dating to 1971. The average on the 15-year loan increased to 2.76 percent ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Broader complaint data now available for loan, mortgage and banking disputes Allentown Morning Call (blog) Federal authorities this week released data on more than 90,000 complaints filed about mortgages, student loans, other loans and banking issues. The data expand on a previously released database of credit card complaints. The Consumer Financial ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mortgage Rates at PHH Mortgage Unchanged Today Press Blue Mortgage Rates at PHH Mortgage Unchanged Today 30 year fixed rate mortgage interest rates at PHH Mortgage start at 3.500% and APR of 3.672%. The short term, popular 15 year fixed rate loan interest rates are being offered for 2.750% at the bank ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| BofA, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Receive Most Consumer Complaints Barron's (blog) According to new data out from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, BofA accounted for nearly a quarter of all complaints lodged in the past 16 months about mortgages, credit cards, student loans, and other products. Wells Fargo (WFC ) and J.P. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Zoning restrictions also a key factor in foreclosure crisis, scholar says Phys.Org The causes of the foreclosure crisis seem obvious: Buyers purchased homes they couldn't afford, lured in part by lenders pushing subprime mortgages. Real estate values escalated, and when the bubble burst, buyers were left owing more than their homes ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Big homes can bring unrelenting debts Philly.com Already a philly.com member? Yes No. Your password: Big homes can bring unrelenting debts. They're knocking on the lender's door. As mortgage rates have tumbled to all-time lows, demand for refinancing has fired up homeowners nationwide. Harry Gross ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| M&T reserving 600 jobs for Bank of America workers Buffalo News M&T is taking over the lease and hiring half the employees for its own servicing business, after winning a contract to manage a "substantial" number of mortgages that a third-party acquired from Bank of America. M&T is reserving 600 jobs for the Bank ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| National mortgage rates move slightly higher Charlotte Business Journal (blog) Figures from Freddie Mac show that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 3.57 percent in the week ending March 28, up from 3.54 percent in the previous week. A 15-year fix averaged 2.76 percent, up from 2.72 percent. Jen Wilson coordinates the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UPI NewsTrack Business UPI.com Wells Fargo handles a larger share of the market, servicing 21.5 percent of the country's home loans but was responsible for less than 16 percent of complaints involving mortgages. JPMorgan Chase customers generated 10 percent of the mortgage... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Rhode Island AG Announces $1.5M in Funding to Aid Distressed Homeowners LoanSafe "Rhode Island Housing is often the first place struggling homeowners turn when needing assistance with their mortgages, and is our partner in connecting homeowners to available resources," said Attorney General Kilmartin. "In 2012 alone, the HelpCenter ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Mortgage broker's relief at being cleared of involvement in £2.5m property fraud The Northern Echo A MORTGAGE broker has spoken of his nightmare after he was duped by £2.5m property fraudsters. Paul Bradwell was arrested and could have gone to prison after he was unwittingly conned by two property buyers who committed mortgage frauds. But after ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'No action' against B of I Financial Times He added that while the mortgages impacted by the change were sold prior to FSA mortgage regulation, it had engaged with Bank of Ireland to "impress upon its senior management the need to ensure fair consumer outcomes". According to Wheatley, the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SF gets uptick in elderly residents ABQ Journal Also, housing costs are outpacing incomes, and around 46 percent of local residents put more than one-third of their earnings toward rent or mortgages. Housing will likely need to accommodate the aging population by being closer to shopping, public ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Update-Moody's assigns definitive rating to Trust Gemello backed by ... Reuters Insight: Silent or supportive, conservatives give gay marriage momentum · 121 · EU deal emerging to shut Cyprus bank, inflict losses. Sponsored Links. Update-Moody's assigns definitive rating to Trust Gemello backed by residential mortgages insured by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| "Capitalism never solves its crisis problems; it moves them around" AMERICAblog (blog) Mortgages are a perfect example. The bank writes a 'note' that says your house is worth, say, $200,000. The market drops and your house is now worth $100,000, but the bank refuses to accept reality and demands that you keep paying the paper value, not ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Hispanics Delinquent On Mortgages 4.7 Times As Often As Whites ... By Steve Sailer Going on a half dozen years after the mortgage meltdown that began in 2007, the evidence continues to trickle in about the key role of diversity in the disaster. Granted, there's very little demand for hard-headed analyses. Here, for example, is ... VDARE.com Feed | ||
| Revocable Trusts and Wrap-Around Mortgages - Zillow Blog By ProfessorBaron.com Each month, San Diego State University lecturer and Zillow Blog contributor Leonard Baron answers two questions from readers regarding buying, selling and investing. Zillow Blog - Real Estate Market... |
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| The Benefits of Prepurchase Mortgage Counseling - NYTimes.com Counseled borrowers were deemed nearly a third less likely to fall behind in payments 90 days or more in the first two years after closing. www.nytimes.com/.../the-benefits-of-prepurchase-mortgage-c... | ||
| Mortgages Still Top Consumer Woe - Yahoo! Finance From Yahoo! Finance: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its annual consumer complaint database snapshot Thursday, describing the ... finance.yahoo.com/.../mortgages-still-top-consumer-woe-1830... |
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